Polishing mop



Sept. 22, 1925..

J. B. M. MILES POLISHING i101 Filed April 6, 1925 Patented Sept. 22,1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. M. MILES, OF HAMILTQN, ONTARIO, CANADA.

POLISHING MOP.

Application filed April 6, 1925. Serial No. 21,018.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that JOHN B. M. MILns, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residingat Hamilton, in the county of VVentworth and Provinceof Ontario, Canada, has

invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Polishing Mops, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mops used for polishinghard'woodfioors, linoleum, oil cloth and the like with wax, and also foroiling all kinds of floors.

It is customary to surface finished floors such as hard wood floors,linoleumsand oil cloth with wax, and at the present time liquid wax isusually used for this purpose, It isalso customary to surface unfinishedfloors such as plank floors of soft wood or lower grade hard woodused-in stores, factories and the like, with oil.

A common mop comprising an absorbent padded tread attached to a weightedbase having brackets to which an operating handle is pivoted, has beenused for either of the aforementioned purposes, and it is to this typeof mop this invention relates.

While thus finishing floors, the solution is usually transported in acan or other vessel and from time to time is poured in bulk here andthere over the surface of the floor, later to be spread over the floorby means of the mop. This is a dilatory and vexatious procedureprincipally for the reason that usually too much solution is poured outin one place and obviously the operator must frequently divide 'hisattention between the mop and the solution container.

The principal object of this invention is therefore to provide amanually operated and controlled feeding device for polishing mops,whereby the solution may be convenlently and readily applied tothefioor'in the proportions as requlred and at the absorbent tread of the mop.

A second important object is to provide a device of the class specifiedwhich will be simple, durable, eificient in its function and inexpensiveto manufacture.

These, together with further objects, may

' be attained by the construction, combination and arrangements of theparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, and astained in the claims hereunto appended.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top View of a polishing mop constructed in accordance withthis invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation projected from Figure 1;

F i are 3 is an enlarged detailed eleva tiona view of the valvemechanism and component parts thereof; and,

" Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed cross-sectional elevational view ofthe tread and its related parts.

Similar reference characters refer to cor responding parts throughoutthe several views.

y The mop to which this invention relates consists preferably oftheusual absorbent padded polishing tread 10 secured to a suitable base 11usually of wood. A well known type of elongated handle 12 is pivotallysecured to brackets 13. Sometimes a weight is attached to said base forthe purpose of eliminating some of the manual pressure necessary toproperly finish a floor, and this weight is indicated by the numeral 11.I

I The solution container is preferably in the form of a cylindrical tank14 which may be. permanently or detachably secured to the handle 12 asdesiredand is disposed in an underslung or, dependingposition as shown.This tank is provided with a cone-shaped feeder or funnel 15 having avalve 16 secured to the small end. The upper or filler end of the tankisprovided with a suitable stopper '17 and is dished so that thecontents will not overflow the rim if the tank becomes too full whenfilling, the tank being erect at this time.

The valve 16 is provided with a nipple 18 to which is fitted a length oftubing 19, the opposite end of which communicates with an open area 20formed in the central portion of the tread 10. An ordinary and wellknown device known as a drain cock may be advantageously used as theaforesaid valve, and the tubing ,19 is preferably formed of flexiblemetallic tubing, as this resists the deteriorating effects of oil andwax upon other substances such as rubber hose, although the latter isadaptable for the purpose it periodicall replaced. The out-' let end oft is tubing-is led through a duct 20' in the base of the mop, and thesolution flows thence to the floor to be taken up and spread by theparts-of the tread 10 surrounding the open area 2O. 1 k

The valve 16 is controlled by a rod 21 extending upwardly along thehandle 12 and slidable in a longitudinalgroove therein. The lower end ofthis rod is connected to the valve arm 22 by means of a connecting link23, and the upper end of the rod is formed into a suitable finger grip21.

Thus the fioW of the solution is controlled,

and a helically coiled contraction spring 24 is adapted to maintain thevalve normally closed.

There has thus been produced a simple and useful deviceof the classdescribed and for the purpose specified; and now having fully andcompletely disclosed and ascertained the nature of this invention andthe manner in which it is to be performed,

what I I desire to Patent, is i I 1. In a polishing mop of the classdescribed including a base,.'operating handle and absorbent polishingtread on the base, a tank supported by the. handle, a valvecommunicating with the outlet end of the tank, flexible tubing leadingfrom said valve to said tread, and'means for controlling said valve.

2. In a polishing mop of the class described including a base, operatinghandle secure by Letters and absorbent polishing tread on the base, atank supported by the handle, a valve communicating with the outlet endof the tank, flexible tubing leading from said valve tosaid tread, meansfor controlling the valve, and means for-maintaining the valve norm-allyclosed.

3. Inca olishing mop-of the class described, inc uding a base and anoperating handle on the base, a polishing tread having a substantiallycentrally disposed open area therethrough extending from top to bottom,a tank supported by the handle, a valve communicating with the outletend of the tank, flexible tubing leading from said valve to the saidopen area, in the tread, and means for controlling the valve.

4. In a polishing mop ofthe class described, a base, an operating handleon the base, a polishing treadon the base, a tank supported by saidhandle, a valve communi eating with the outlet end of the tank, flexibletubing leading from. the valve to an link connecting said rod with thevalve arm,

and means for maintaining the valve normally closed.

V In testimony whereof I. have aflixed my signature.

1 JOHN B. M,'M1LES

